topic Re: passwd in Operating System - HP-UX

passwd

Sritharan — Tue, 14 May 2002 01:45:00 GMT

Hi,
We have clustered(MCSG) server, when I try to change password on the server one of the server shows

prshq04:>passwd
Supported configurations for passwd management are as follows:
passwd: files
passwd: files ldap
passwd: files nis
passwd: files nisplus
passwd: compat
passwd: compat AND
passwd_compat: nisplus
prshq04:>

but another server is ok,I can change the password,I have checked the configuration on both server its same.

What should I do ???

Help Please

Thanks In Advance
Sri

Re: passwd

Jeff Schussele — Tue, 14 May 2002 01:56:35 GMT

Hi Sritharan,

Few things:

1) Check the /etc/nsswitch.conf & make sure the check order is correct i.e. files dns - whatever is the proper order for your system

2) check what passwd command is running
which passwd

3) check the integrity of the passwd file itself
pwck

4) if not using NIS make sure the user in question does not have a leading + symbol in their line in the passwd file.

HTH,
Jeff

Re: passwd

Niraj Kumar Verma — Tue, 14 May 2002 02:07:02 GMT

Hi,

In your /etc directory you find three sample files of
nsswitch.conf

If you are using

NIS
# cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf

FILES (no NIS/NIS+)
# cp /etc/nsswitch.files /etc/nsswitch.conf

NIS+
# /etc/nsswitch.nisplus /etc/nsswitch.conf

------
Check the passwd and group file
# pwck
# grpck

----
use

# /sbin/passwd

to change the password.

-Niraj

Re: passwd

S.K. Chan — Tue, 14 May 2002 02:16:48 GMT

The culprit is /etc/nsswitch.conf file. The "passwd" entry in that file MUST be resolved with "files" being the first source. If you have an entry like ..
passwd: nis files
for example then this would be the error you'll get. Change the order to such ..
passwd: files nis
so that passwd always resolve from local file first then only NIS.

Re: passwd

S.K. Chan — Tue, 14 May 2002 02:23:36 GMT

Previous related (close) thread that has similar problem ..

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xe3667d4cf554d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html